Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Wednesday issued a warning to militants and oil pipeline vandals across the
Niger Delta, saying the nation’s military would not abandon the confidence reposed in it by Nigerians. The warning came ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to the region on Thursday. It also came hours after the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, claimed responsibility for the destruction of two oil wells belonging to Chevron Corporation. “The Defence Headquarters wishes to emphasize that the Nigerian Armed Forces will
not relent in their efforts to flush out economic saboteurs masquerading under whatever guise to perpetuate evils in the Niger Delta,” Rabe Abubakar, the Acting Director of Defence Information said in a statement. The Avengers, a new militant group that has claimed responsibility for a string of attacks on oil and gas installations across the Niger Delta since February, wrote on its Twitter page that it blew up
the Chevron wells in the early hours of Wednesday. “With the heavy presence of 100 gunboats, 4 warships and jet bombers, NDA blew up Chevron oil wells RMP 23 and RMP 24 3:44 a.m. this morning,” the group tweeted. The group also ridiculed the Nigerian military, saying its successful activities had shown “the whole world that Nigeria military is good in harassing innocent civilians”. In his statement, Mr. Abubakar said the military would not be intimidated by the tactics of the suspected militants. “The military is not unmindful of the campaign of calumny against our soldiers by paid agents claiming that soldiers are harassing members of the public while performing their constitutional responsibility,” Mr. Abubakar, a brigadier-general, said. “It is pertinent to state that it is the same group of people that are wreaking havoc on the critical national
assets that are blackmailing the Armed Forces and other security agencies to divert attention.” The military denied that it was harassing innocent people in Niger Delta communities. “The security measure put in place is not meant to intimidate any innocent individuals but to bring normalcy to our land. We urge the communities and well meaning Nigerians to cooperate with the security agencies in their bid to apprehend the perpetrators.” Mr. Abubakar, therefore, reinstated military’s commitment to discharge its duties within the ambiance of the law. “The military and other security agencies will continue to discharge their lawful duties in the Niger Delta and any other part of the country in a most professional manner devoid of the claim by the criminal elements of harassment, intimidation and arrest. Our job is to secure infrastructural facilities and property of innocent citizens as well as containing the activities of criminal.” Mr. Buhari’s journey would take him to Ogoniland where he is expected to flag-off the cleanup of the area which has been polluted for decades as a result of oil exploration there.

Must the military be so cowed to respond to any threat from that avengers?

Okayyy

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Nigerians are watching !

Power ultimately rests with the people. The people MUST NOT fear the government. Never! That's victory for tyranny! Rather the government must fear the people, because that's true LIBERTY!

Any president who wants to be a tyrant must prepare to Rule over only his ethnic group and willing slaves PEACEFULLY.
When he is ready for inclusive governance and stop seeing others as conquered booty then we can all have an understanding. Till then everyone must stand where they stand.

just as I never supported Jonathan to visit the North east during the hay days of Boko Haram, I also do not sopport Buhari to visit Ogoni land for now. It's not cowardice but wisdom.

just as I never supported Jonathan to visit the North east during the hay days of Boko Haram, I also do not sopport Buhari to visit Ogoni land for now. It's not cowardice bit wisdom.


He should send Osibaba as usual

chivic:
just as I never supported Jonathan to visit the North east during the hay days of Boko Haram, I also do not sopport Buhari to visit Ogoni land for now. It's not cowardice bit wisdom.

Are You one of them, is every one in the Niger Delta an NDA member?

Pls check bubu ear very well, I no want hear another infection.

When the Niger delta avengers want to attack oil installations they don't make noise, u only hear the news after the attack. Nigerian military should learn how to talk less and act more

Jirate:


Are You one of them, is every one in the Niger Delta an NDA member?

I can not be a member of a senseless course where in attempting to frustrate my perceived enemy,I'm destroying my people's inheritance and the future occupation of others

I have made my point before and I keep on emphasizing on it.
The Niger Delta Avengers can't be handled with violence cos Violence will breed a bigger Violence.
Bros Bubu do a round table dialogue to restructure this country.

warning warners.
This Naija military self.

[size=15pt][b]This our funny military sef!

person wey you no fit catch, you are telling him to stop his struggle for freedom because Buhari is coming to do crocodile tears for exploitation of Niger Delta and using the money to develop the north? Go and stop the avengers nah..

The problem with Nigeria is the structure and how revenue is shared among the three tiers of government. Nigerians have provided a recipe of how to solve the imbalance in the system through the 2014 National CONFAB report.Niger delta leaders provided a roadmap of how to invest in strategic areas so that the region's resource derivation will be at least the 50% which the North,East and West collected in the 1960s for their resources. Nigerians debated hard and came to amicable resolutions. Why should Buhari discard the report like piece of trash?

Buhari will do more good for Nigeria by implementing the CONFAB report than going to a polluted creek and making empty promises that he has no intention of keeping.[/b][/size]

BudeYahooCom:
Power ultimately rests with the people. The people MUST NOT fear the government. Never! That's victory for tyranny! Rather the government must fear the people, because that's true LIBERTY!

Any president who wants to be a tyrant must prepare to Rule over only his ethnic group and willing slaves PEACEFULLY.
When he is ready for inclusive governance and stop seeing others as conquered booty then we can all have an understanding. Till then everyone must stand where they stand.

Define tyranny and explain its features. I need to see your cgpa to know how I will rate your comment.
You people just pick your phones and type

Only the sturborn Flies follow shit to grave.

Samtob90:

Define tyranny and explain its features. I need to see your cgpa to know how I will rate your comment.
You people just pick your phones and type

Have you ever stepped into a classroom in your lifetime? even an empty one? I doubt it!